One of the things about being on a trip for over a month; the fridge and pantry gets pretty bare. I spent last week and weekend catching up, restocking, and believe it or not; the Missus has been missing my cooking! Go figure. One of the stops was H Mart. It was just a tad after 11 and I was getting a bit hungry. I had enjoyed the Chicken Wings from Katzya on previous visits and the wings did well on my takeout visit, plus I'd last had wings from the recently opened Pelicana Chicken, so I decided to go for it.
I recalled that the Soy Garlic Wings were pretty good, so I went with that. When I last visited, the price of $14.99 for 7 wings seemed really high, and while still pricey, it feels less so these days with all the inflation.
I got the wings home and opened up the container and oh my.....
These wings were just drenched in sauce. There was a huge pool of sauce at the bottom of the box. The two or three pieces on the top, while over sauced held up fine, but the pieces on the bottom were a soggy mess.
The texture of the meat was fine, moist, tender, lacking in any discolored spots, but it was just swimming in too much sauce, making this overly sweet.
For you reference, here's what I got back in 2019.
Doesn't even look like it's from the same place, does it?
Another thing that was different was the the Mul Kimchi. But this change was an improvement, at least to me. The radish was not as sweet as on previous visits, making this somewhat refreshing. Though nothing could overcome the sticky sweet sauce overload.
Bummer, because I think the quality and size to batter ratio of the wings here are to my liking. I guess I'm back to just the fried wings here.
Katzya
(In the H Mart Food Court)
7725 Balboa Ave
San Diego, CA 92111
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Posted by: kat | Tuesday, 20 December 2022 at 08:34 PM
Bummer
Posted by: Som Tommy | Wednesday, 21 December 2022 at 08:20 AM
Yes, it was disappointing Kat!
Yes indeed ST!
Posted by: Kirk | Wednesday, 21 December 2022 at 10:15 AM
I'd highly recommend trying their boneless chicken and trying the spicy seasoned flavor. They do their boneless wings better than their other chicken and the spicy seasoned is a good gochuchang style flavor and what I think they do best.
Posted by: Derek R | Wednesday, 21 December 2022 at 01:51 PM
Thanks for the recommendation Derek! It's great to hear from you; it's been a while. Happy Holidays!
Posted by: Kirk | Wednesday, 21 December 2022 at 02:34 PM